David Francis
Military
34th BG - 7th BS
Standing Left to Right: Alan E. Finch (P), Howard W. Murray (CP), Victor T. Herman (N), Joseph L. Zumpano (B)
Kneeling left to right unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, David A. Coughlin (RWG)
Enlisted Men (in photo, but not identified) : John R. Wack (FE), Raymond L. Hurst (RO), , Elbert D. Hoke (G), David Francis (G), Thomas Stroup (G0
Zumpano and Francis were KIA. The rest of the crew completed a 35 mission tour 466th Bomb Group collection
Alan Finch Collection
Object Number - UPL 35157 - Alan Finch Crew 34th BG - 7th BS Standing Left to Right: Alan E. Finch (P), Howard W. Murray (CP), Victor T. Herman (N), Joseph L. Zumpano...
Killed in Action (KIA) 14 January 1945
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816278
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767647
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
15 August 1915 | ||
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Enlisted |
10 January 1941 | ||
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Died |
14 January 1945 | Killed In Action Aircraft was hit by flak in the right wing. It slow rolled with the right outer wing panel flying off, and went into a spin straight down. No parachutes were observed. Raver Crew. with Francis and Zumpano from the Alan Finch Crew flying as fill in's for regular crew members. | |
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Buried |
20 April 1950 | Knoxville National Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Plot B-6611, Row 41 | |
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Born |
Revisions
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4325273
Unpublished mission report provided by Dorothy Finch, widow of Alan Finch
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49699235/david-francis/photo
Ancestry.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province, MACR 11567 / MACR 11567 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
